The room was traditional, spacious, and beautiful, with typical shoji doors and gorgeous, peacock-design fusuma doors! The futon were thick and very comfortable. There were several electrical outlets. Aircon worked well (for both cool and hot air). The ryokan was within easy walking distance (5-10min) of the Dogo Onsen complex, and the cute traditional downtown with shopping and restaurants.

There wasn't anything I didn't like. Noise carries pretty easily in the building. We could hear our neighbors laughing sometimes, but it didn't bother us. We didn't use their onsen due to the timing of our scheduled activities, so I cannot comment on it. We also didn't eat at Dougoya, so I cannot comment on their food.

Beautiful ryokan with a manicured garden and a cosy private hot bath . We had a spacious Japanese style room with very good amenities, including yokata, kotatsu, etc. Excellent location close to tourist attractions, especially Dogo Onsen. The host Hisa is very warm, friendly and attentive. He truly represents the exquisite and refined Japanese culture. He performed a tea ceremony with immense dexterity and finesse, and took the time to enlighten us about the local culture, art, etc. He also very generously offered us a delicious miso soup breakfast free of charge. Our stay here has been a wonderful experience. Highly recommend!!

This place is in traditional Japanese style nestled amongst modern hotels. The location is excellent especially if you are visiting the onsen. The manager was very helpful and spoke good English. He went out of his way to find a Shabu Shabu restaurant for us and organised a lovely breakfast.

The shared shower was very strong but likely I just didn’t know how to turn it down!!

Hissa was warm, welcoming, and very knowledgeable about the area and told us a lot about the history of the area. The room was more spacious than expected with kotatsu, shikibuton, and individual heat and A/C unit (user control, not central). We had a private bath time for the onsen and it was fantastic! Would absolutely go back for a relaxing journey close to the Dōgo onsen and shopping center.

The kotatsu and mat were not cleaned super well.

Shimizu was extremely hospitable to us, contacting us ahead of time and clearly explaining everything about the ryokan. We had plenty of space in our room, futon was very comfy, and it had a really nice traditional atmosphere which was an important experience of staying in the Dogo Onsen area. Has a reservable private bath if you want a mini onsen to yourself!

Shower had a tap you had to push every 10 seconds which was not ideal. Roof beams also a bit of a bumping hazard - I realise it's part of the old building style, but Matsuyama Castle for example had padding on the beams to prevent injury. That would be a welcome addition here.

The proprietor Hisa-san takes good care with many details at his old Japanese style inn. It is attractive and comfortable.

Probably we wouldn't have bothered with the private bath option. There are many public baths around the city and it might have been more interesting (and better value) to do that instead.

This is THE place to stay if you want to visit Dogo Onsen. It has so much charm and character and feels like an extension of the experience you have at the onsen. The English-speaking staff here is so kind and helpful. Hisa really made our stay memorable. He also recommended wonderful restaurants and bakeries. The Japanese style rooms are huge representing incredible value and are maintained with obvious concern for details.

The ryokan is very beautiful, with a beautiful azalea tree at the entrance. I really liked the decoration inside with the jazz vinyles and the amazing paintings on the walls made by famous Japanese artists. Finally the owner was very friendly and kind and also very interesting to talk. It was a great encounter and we have been very well treated.

English speaking, very friendly host. The meals were delicious. Thank you.

Not much to say. Due to the old house you hear other guests and some were singing loud at 2am. You need to book the private onsen with your booking for the entire stay. No possibility to book it for a single day. The onsen around are fantastic, so no big deal.

Staff was extremely friendly and accommodating. We made a booking for the private onsen late into the day and the staff were courteous to let us know that we could use the facilities an hour early as no one had booked the onsen session before us

We were located in one of the furthest rooms in the accommodation and so the WiFi signal was unstable